Sarvam Signs MoU With Defence Ministry To Deploy AI Projects

• 28 Oct 2026
• TM Team
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AI firm Sarvam has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence’s Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) to develop and deploy artificial intelligence projects across the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, marking one of India’s broadest defence AI collaborations with a domestic company.

The agreement establishes an umbrella framework for AI programmes spanning the three Services as well as joint and integrated organisations under HQ IDS, allowing multiple projects to be executed under a single collaboration.

Under the MoU, Sarvam will design, develop and deploy AI applications for operational, training and decision-support use cases, while also providing technical support after deployment. HQ IDS will facilitate engagements across the Services as projects are rolled out.

The company said the framework will enable the Services to use common AI foundation models, agentic infrastructure, geospatial systems and perception technologies, allowing lessons from one Service’s projects to be applied across others.

The collaboration comes as India expands its push to build indigenous defence technologies under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, with artificial intelligence becoming an increasingly important component of military modernisation.

According to Sarvam, the projects will focus on decision-support systems, target acquisition and data fusion across the sensor-to-shooter chain, while retaining human oversight over operational decisions. The AI systems will be built using Indian-developed technology and deployed on sovereign infrastructure.

The work will be executed through Chanakya, Sarvam’s dedicated national security and defence division, which will use the company’s AI stack, including its Sarvam 105B foundation model.

“To work with the three Services on the nation’s defence is an honour and a privilege,” Sarvam Co-founder Pratyush Kumar said in a statement, adding that the company would apply the highest standards in delivering the projects.

The company said the partnership would include projects aimed at creating an AI layer that connects multiple elements of India’s defence capabilities across the Services.